Great American Gymnastics

So with the gymnastics portion of the Olympics over, I thought I'd take a trip down memory lane and relive some of the great USA gymnastics moments from the halls of history.

First, here's a look at 2008 all-around gold medalist Nastia Liukin:
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And then here's Shawn Johnson's 2008 gold medal performance on the balance beam:
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Now we go back to Athens in 2004, and watch Carly Patterson win the all-around gold:


Let's head back to 1996 in Atlanta Georgia, where the "Magnificent 7" (Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, and Amanda Borden)captured the team gold.


That last vault with Kerri Strug was so epic, it's worth watching the original footage:


Then we go to America's "Perfect Ten": Mary Lou Retton at the 1984 games in Los Angeles. I was one year old at the time, but I'm told I attended some of the games that year. Anyway, here's Mary Lou's perfect 10:


There were some other silvers and bronzes along the way, and the USA men have had their share of great moments, but it's the women's team everyone cares about right?

Hope you enjoyed this little slice of American nostalgia, I don't get patriotic very often...